[ATTENDED: July 28, 2017] Blondie
When I saw that Blondie and Garbage were touring together (“The Rage and Rapture Tour”) I casually asked Sarah if she wanted to go. It’s possible that Sarah was a bigger Blondie fan that I realized.
I’ve never been a huge fan of Blondie (I didn’t even realize that she grew up n the same town as I did!). But I love The Best of Blondie and “Atomic” is one of my favorite songs from the era. I believe that I even stood behind her at a Ramones concert in 1989, but alas I will never know for sure. Retroactively I’ve realized just how important she was/is and I was pretty excited to see her live.
I knew that Shirley Manson loved Blondie but I didn’t realize he admiration was reciprocated. I just read that Debbie Harry and Blondie asked Manson to deliver their induction speech upon entering the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame a little over a decade ago. (more…)
